Almourol

Almourol is an islet in the Tagus river, in the Portuguese civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, Oeste e Vale do Tejo region. The small island lies in the middle of the Tagus, a few kilometres below its confluence with the Zêzere River.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Almourol Train Station and Tancos Halt.

Almourol Train Station

Railway station

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Almourol Train Station is a railway station, which is situated 1 km east of Almourol.

Tancos Halt

Railway stop

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Tancos Halt is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km west of Almourol.

Vila Nova da Barquinha

Town hall

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Vila Nova da Barquinha is a municipality in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,322, in an area of 49.53 km2. The village of Vila Nova da Barquinha, which is the seat of the municipality, has about 3500 inhabitants. Vila Nova da Barquinha is situated 4 km west of Almourol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tancos and Arripiado.

Tancos

Village

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Tancos is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Vila Nova da Barquinha. The population in 2011 was 243, in an area of 2.04 km2. Tancos parish is the location of an important military area that includes the Tancos Military Air Field, the Parachute Troops School and a military engineering unit.

Arripiado

Hamlet

Arripiado is a village in the Parish of Carregueira in the northern county of Chamusca near the southern bank of the River Tagus in Portugal. It is in this town that the wetland of Ribatejana begins.